It’s range day! Grab your guns n’ ammo, targets and don’t forget your personal safety equipment. Usually limited to “eyes and ears,” these basic tools keep your shooting events from causing traumatic (eyes) or lingering (ears) damage. I’ve already covered WarBird’s Intrepid ear protection, now lets look at the WarBird Ghost Wolf eye protection.
WarBird Ghost Wolf Tech Specs
– 4SHADOW lens technology
– High-Contrast lenses create a vivid sight picture. Objects are more easily distinguished from their background, which can improve reaction time and performance.
– Meets ANSI Z87.1 Safety Rating for Impact Resistance for safety
– Kainwall Bio-based TR90 Frame Material for durability, light weight, comfort
– Thin temple design increases comfort when used with headphones and ear protection.
– Adjustable rubber non-toxic nose pad for the perfect fit
– Co-injected temple pieces for enhanced comfort and fit
– Mono Shield-style lens provides an unencumbered field of view.
– Vented temple pieces for breathability and sweat management
– Includes zippered protective case w/morale patch, quick-release clip, microfiber drawstring bag.
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Ok, a quick breakdown of features before we cover my range days.
First, yes, the WarBird Ghost Wolf is a very large set of eye protection. I had my pick of the litter and chose this set because it’s so dissimilar from the mainstream style that’s so ubiquitous. So, if the large ‘instructor’ style isn’t for you, rest assured they have more options.
The Ghost Wolf glasses are comfortable. The nose pad is soft and adjustable. The legs are thin, meaning there’s little disruption to your ear seal when wearing ear protection headsets.
I put in my request for these at the beginning of summer, hence the choice of ‘smoke’ shaded lenses. This was a good decision, as this summer has been an extremely bright and sunny one here in Oregon. While WarBird has a handful of different color choices, smoke was great for cutting down the sun blasting my retinas.
Speaking of a hot summer, one of the most common reasons shooters don’t wear eye pro in the summer? Sweat fog. Shooting glasses that you can’t see through are as useful as an ACOG on a knife. I don’t know much about fancy lens coatings, but I know that the lenses on the Ghost Wolf did a good job of staying clear, even when I was sweating buckets while running drills in 100-degree weather.
Range Days
As mentioned above, the Ghost Wolf was definitely designed to be used in conjunction with ear muffs. It seemed an obvious decision to try these with the Intrepid ear protection from WarBird. The legs of the Ghost Wolf eyewear are indeed thin enough for gelcups to mold around, keeping an effective ear seal and maintaining good hearing protection.
I’ve also run the Ghost Wolf eye protection with headsets from Howard Leight and Peltor, the results were the same.
The Ghost Wolf is ANSI Z87.1 rated for safety. I don’t work for OSHA, and the specifics of that rating are Greek to me, but I understand well enough the importance of good safety equipment. This was a lesson hammered home yet again while shooting steel at close range. I took some lead spatter to my face, the Ghost Wolf definitely spared me from the worst of it.
I noticed there’s no scratches on the lens afterwards, so I decided to give the Ghost Wolf a little more of a test. I placed the glasses facing towards a steel plate….
And then I shot the plate a few times with a .22 LR.
The glasses sustained minor damage. A few superficial scratches that brushed off and a collection of very small dents. The Ghost Wolf glasses are still entirely usable. I’m a bit interested in how the lens material dented rather than cracked.
Bottom Line
WarBird is heavily committed to the personal protection equipment (PPE) market. Besides the Intrepid ear protection and their many lines of eye protection, WarBird also offers body armor. I’m all for more companies producing good PPE, heavy emphasis on the good. So far, the Intrepid muffs have held up nicely, and I can finally vouch for the WarBird Ghost Wolf eye protection as well.
While the “instructor” style of the glasses is subjective, the comfort and performance are up to snuff. Your eyeballs are safely shielded behind the durable lens of the Ghost Wolf, and your field of view is gonna stay fog free. The Ghost Wolf comes in 10 colors, and runs only $99. Check it out!
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